Department of Public Safety
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Ranks 11th Safest Campus in the Country
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by the Council for Home Safety and Security, a national trade association. Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State was named to the council’s 2017 top 100 list of Safest Colleges in America. Nationwide, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State ranks 11th on the list. Among Oh…
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Police Officer Featured in Video for New Statewide Program
Ohio Attorney General’s Office, Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy has started a course called Blue Courage to help make officers more well-rounded, both on the job and off.
Public Hearing for Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Police Department’s Reaccreditation to be Held Aug. 1
The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of a program to achieve international reaccreditation. Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA), the program requires agencies to meet state-of-the-art sta…
Eagle Scout Training Helps Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Student Save a Life
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University freshman Josh Paulin is not only a good student, but an exemplary citizen. On March 13, 2016, Paulin saved a man’s life, and now Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Department of Public Safety is honoring Paulin for his heroic acts. It all started while he was waiting at…
Scheduled Emergency Exercise to Take Place Today at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State
As part of ongoing training, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s Department of Public Safety will hold an emergency exercise today (May 18, 2016) on the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus involving various members of the university, first responder agencies, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Fire Department, University Health Services and University Hospitals Po…
Arson Investigation of ROTC Vans at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Leads to Indictments
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Police announce the indictments of two suspects for setting fire to two Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State ROTC vans parked near Terrace Hall on the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus on Feb. 23, 2015. Emilio O. Vidal, 23, of Broadview Heights, Ohio, and Evan M.K. Ecklund, 20, of Lakewood, Ohio, have been indict…
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Dean Tondiglia Becomes University’s New Police Chief
Dean Tondiglia of Stow, Ohio, has been named Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s new chief of police. Prior to leading Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Police Services, Tondiglia most recently served as the university’s assistant chief of police and associate director of public safety. He will retain the associate director of public…
Ohio Homeland Security Presents Explosive-Detection Canine to the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Police Department
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University has enhanced safety on campus and in the surrounding area with the introduction of Dexter, the university’s newest officer and explosive-detection canine. Funding for the canine and its ongoing care is provided by Ohio Homeland Security, a division of the Ohio Department of Pub…
ADVISORY: Ohio Homeland Security to Present Explosive-Detection Canine to the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Police Department
**MEDIA ADVISORY** Wednesday, Nov. 19 @ 10 a.m. Ohio Homeland Security to Present Explosive-Detection Canine to the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Police Department WHO: John Born, Director, Ohio Department of Public Safety Fred Goldstein, Director of Operations, Ohio Homeland Security Chief John Pea…
